The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) escalated their attacks against Colombia’s oil industry in the first half of 2015, but widespread rejection and criticism is mounting from the country’s citizenry.

Reintegrating former guerrilla members has been in the top of the “to do list” for the Colombian government since 2002 when President Uribe cracked down guerrilla organizations, thus in an effort for a reconciliation and to set up clear and fair rules of law to offset uncertainties among the population, a Program for Reincorporation to the Civil Life (PRVC, for its acronym in Spanish) was created and focused on demobilized people through psychosocial care, academic training and access to the national health system. 213 more words

Ecuadorian authorities announced the capture of Diego Mauricio Mejia Rojas, an alleged finance chief of the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which operates along Colombia’s southern border with Ecuador. 90 more words

Yesterday we started out on a little tour through the swamps of chavista criminality. First up was Hugo Carvajal, a longtime pal of Hugo Chávez who served as his main conduits to the FARC terrorist group, with which the Bolivarian regime enjoyed very friendly relations. 572 more words